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Darkroom Contemporary uses dance to examine an existential threat
Darkroom Contemporary Dance Theatre's latest production, e.ID: A Fugue, choreographed by Louise Coetzer, explores artificial intelligence, mortality, and the fragile state of…
Two women, 30 teenagers and one Broadway dream
In Braamfontein, 30 teenagers are spending their July school holidays immersed in a musical production about making it in the performing arts. Co-directed by Khaya Ndlovu Mpehle…
Bongani Nicholas Ngomane
For Bongani Nicholas Ngomane, theatre does not end when the curtain falls. It lives on in the conversations it inspires, the ideas it challenges and the stories it preserves.…
They Didn't Wait for an Invitation. They Built the Table Themselves.
Sophie Joans and Mxolisi Masilela, both recipients of the Mail & Guardian's Top 200 Young South Africans recognition, are theatre-makers who built their own spaces in the…
Joburg Theatre launches podcast to take audiences behind the curtain
Through interviews and behind-the-scenes discussions, Spotlight Theatre Talk explores the people and processes that bring productions to life
‘Rise ’76’ confronts a generation haunted by how little it has done with its inherited freedom
A powerful and emotionally layered theatrical work revisits the 1976 Soweto Uprising through testimony, memory, contradiction and unresolved generational grief
Artscape celebrates 55 years by opening its doors wider than ever
The Cape Town theatre complex celebrates its 55th anniversary by reflecting on transformation, accessibility and the evolving role of public cultural institutions
Splish splash: Zingara’s new high-flying dance of bathtub joy
A daring duo turn a humble bathtub into a stage for sensual acrobatics, aerial feats and playful humour in the latest show at Zingara’s Cape Town spiegeltent
Designing Her Destiny: SA set designer takes New York by stage
From a rural Limpopo village to the home of Broadway, Shilongane Nkoana’s journey is a story of grit, ambition, and the artistry behind world-class stage design
The final act: Khutjo Green on Scandal!, spirituality and the soul of storytelling
From Stage to Scandal!: Khutjo Green speaks on authenticity, language and creative evolution
Noxolo Dlamini returns to the stage as Sarafina
Dlamini brings new life to a role born from resistance and South Africa’s historic youth uprising
Arts & Culture Trust Nyoloha Scholarship Programme applications close 30 March
Press release: The ACT Nyoloha Scholarship offers up to R300 000 for young South African artists
Defying gravity: Jerome Barnes’ story of dance, determination and destiny
Ballet gave runner-turned-dancer Jerome Barnes purpose, strength and the power to defy limits
The state of the (performing) arts: Theatres try to find their groove
Theatres are opening (and closing) again in fits and starts, driven by a fierce determination to bounce back
Slice Of Life: Of scars, survival and feeling sexy
The liberating effect of burlesque dance and the amazing people who perform it.